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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Taylor Swift returning to St. Louis for two shows!

Taylor Swift Announces RED Tour

October 27, 2012

Taylor Swift announced Friday that she will launch a North American
stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her blockbuster new
album, RED. Taylor made the special announcement in partnership with ABC
News on tonight’s primetime TV special “All Access Nashville with Katie
Couric – A Special Edition of 20/20.” RED was released this week to
widespread worldwide critical acclaim and has already topped the iTunes
album sales charts in 40 countries.
On The RED Tour, Taylor is currently slated to headline 58 shows in
45 cities in 29 states and 3 provinces in 2013. The tour will kick-off
on March 13 in Omaha, Nebraska and continue through September. Acclaimed
singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose duet with Taylor from her RED
album, “Everything Has Changed,” has already reached the #1 position
atop iTunes all-genre Top Songs chart, will be a special guest on all of
the shows on the tour.
The 2013 dates will include nine stadiums – Detroit’s Ford Field,
Dallas’s Cowboys Stadium, Toronto’s Rogers Centre, Winnipeg’s Investors’
Group Field, Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium, Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field,
Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, Foxborough, Mass.’s Gillette
Stadium and Chicago’s Soldier Field.
The RED Tour will be produced and promoted by The Messina Group
(TMG). At Taylor’s request, every show will include tickets priced at
under $50. The first tickets will go on sale on November 16th, and
on-sale information is available now at www.taylorswift.com and www.abcnews.com.
TMG is a partner of AEG Live, one of the top live entertainment
companies in the world, which produces world tours featuring
internationally renowned artists and regional concerts and festivals.
Taylor’s RED Tour is set to be one of the most-anticipated musical
events of 2013, as Taylor’s live shows are renowned worldwide for
bringing her music to life with what Variety has dubbed “supreme
spectacle” and Billboard has hailed as an “overwhelming experience…that
blended the pacing, the music and the artist's personality in a way that
transfixed.” During the course of every show, Taylor plays a variety of
instruments and performs her biggest hits and fan favorites from her
four Big Machine Records albums.
“I didn’t think I could be any more excited about my RED album, but
then I start thinking about how I’m going to put the new show together
for The RED Tour,” says Taylor. “I have so many ideas about how to
really bring this music to life, and I can’t wait to share the new show
with all my fans!”The TAYLOR SWIFT RED TOUR will include the following: DATE CITY
March 13 & 14 Omaha, Nebraska
March 18 & 19 St. Louis, Missouri
March 22 Charlotte, North Carolina
March 23 Columbia, South Carolina
March 27 & 28 & 29 Newark, New Jersey
April 10 Miami, Florida
April 11 & 12 Orlando, Florida
April 18 & 19 Atlanta, Georgia
April 20 Tampa, Florida
April 25 Cleveland, Ohio
April 26 Indianapolis, Indiana
April 27 Lexington, Kentucky
May 4 Detroit, Michigan
May 7 Louisville, Kentucky
May 8 Columbus, Ohio
May 11 & 12 Washington, DC
May 16 Houston, Texas
May 21 Austin, Texas
May 22 San Antonio, Texas
May 25 Dallas, Texas
May 28 & 29 Glendale, Arizona
June 1 Salt Lake City, Utah
June 2 Denver, Colorado
June 15 Toronto, Ontario
June 22 Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 29 Vancouver, British Columbia
July 6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 27 Foxborough, Massachusetts
August 1 Des Moines, Iowa
August 2 & 3 Kansas City, Missouri
August 6 Wichita, Kansas
August 7 Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 10 Chicago, Illinois
August 15 San Diego, California
August 19 & 20 Los Angeles, California
August 27 Sacramento, California
August 30 Portland, Oregon
August 31 Tacoma, Washington
September 6 Fargo, North Dakota
September 7 & 8 St. Paul, Minnesota
September 12 Greensboro, North Carolina
September 13 Raleigh, North Carolina
September 14 Charlottesville, Virginia
September 19, 20 & 21 Nashville, TennesseeNOVEMBER 16 (10am local time) ON-SALES INCLUDE:
Detroit
Dallas
Toronto
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Foxborough
Newark
Miami
Atlanta
Tampa
Columbus
Washington DC
Kansas City
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Charlottesville
Two-time BRIT Award winning singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has become
one of the biggest musical success stories in the UK over the past year
and is already a fast-rising star in the U.S. Sheeran’s debut single,
“The A Team,” was Britain’s highest-charting, biggest-selling debut
single of 2011; his debut album, “+”, entered the UK Albums Chart at #1
and has since been certified 5x-platinum. “+” debuted at #5 on the
Billboard 200 upon its stateside release via Elektra Records this past
summer, with “The A Team” continuing to climb the radio charts.